"Alistair Gunn" wrote in message
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In sci.military.naval Brian Sharrock twisted the electrons to say:
The three 'Invincible class, Through-Deck-Cruiser, vessels that were
inherited are to be replaced by _two_ something? ; although nobody is yet
cutting metal, onto which will be embarked something else?

Well to be honest there's really only two Invincibles left (Illustrious &
Ark Royal), since it looks unlikely that Invincible herself will ever go
to sea again ...

Are you a Tonie Phonie? I wrote "_three_ ... inherited",; count 'em;-
Invincible, Ark Royal, Illusttious - all vessels in the fleet in 1997. The
sad fact that the vessels are not availlable currenntly is a
product/artefact of the CND members that now occupy Downing Street.
The sad decline of the CVS assets from three to two is not a justification
for only having two 'replacements' ... ! You're not chanting 'Three Ships
bad! Two ships better!" ; are you?
{Neither is RY Brittania, the paying-off ceremony for which B-Liar didn't
attend - He had another engagement in his diary - now, what was it? Oh, yes!
He was _welcominig_ Gerry Adams and cohorts to Downing Street! ]


Meanwhile the RN FAA's and the RAF's Harrier entities have been absorbed
into 'Joint Force Harrier' and somewhere along the way the RN's
Fighter/Strike aircraft have been .... ?

... but if they spent the money replacing the engines on the FA2s, then
what would happen to the moreschoolsandhospitals?
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These opinions might not even be mine ...
Let alone connected with my employer ...

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Brian